**Originally Listed At $350**

North America, United States, ca. late 20th to 21st century CE. A lovely and wearable nickel-silver cuff bracelet with a Mokume-gane copper graining along the exterior of the band. Mokume-gane is a Japanese metal working technique developed in the 17th century, that creates a layered appearance by fusing different colored metals using intense heat and pressure to laminate them to a surface. The end product is a patterning that is similar to wood graining, which we see here! The interior of the cuff is stamped "JB" possibly for the American craftsman Jerry Blanchard. Size (bracelet): 2.75" Diameter x 0.75" W (7 cm x 1.9 cm); (gap opening): 1.3" W (3.3 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010

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#172948

Surface wear from previous use - abrasions, nicks and areas of dark toning and patina. Good condition and wearable.